Augustine and the Environment
1st Edition
Published on 30. September 2016
224 pages
978-1-4985-4191-6 (ISBN)
Description
This volume brings into dialogue the ancient wisdom of Augustine of Hippo, a bishop of the early Christian Church of the fourth and fifth centuries, with contemporary theologians and ethicists on the topic of the environment and humanity's place in and responsibility to it. The contributors vary widely in their estimation of how sustained and useful such a dialogue might be, from outright dismissal of the church father to extended speculation with him and in his spirit. Their conclusions impact our views of God and both human and non-human creation. Such engagement should influence any future discussion of how Christianity and environmentalism can interact or influence one another.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-4985-4191-6 (9781498541916)
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John Doody | Kim Paffenroth | Mark Smillie
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Persons
John Doody is professor of philosophy and Robert M. Birmingham Chair in Humanities
at Villanova University.
Kim Paffenroth is professor of religious studies and the Director of the Honors Program at Iona College.
Mark Smillie is professor of philosophy at Carroll College.
at Villanova University.
Kim Paffenroth is professor of religious studies and the Director of the Honors Program at Iona College.
Mark Smillie is professor of philosophy at Carroll College.
Content
1. "But Enough About Me": What Does Augustine's Confessions Have to Do with Facebook?
2. Augustine and Ecology: St. Augustine's Reflections on Genesis and Human Care for Nature
3. The Moral Teachings of St. Augustine and the Roman Catholic Church Regarding the Environment: A Comparison
4. Anthropocene as Empire: An Augustinian Anthropology for "Keeping the Wild"
5. Interdependent and Vulnerable:
Sustainability and Augustinian Theological Anthropology
6. Saint Augustine on "Saving Both Men and Beasts"
7. Toward an Augustinian Eco-theology
8. Saint Augustine: Patron Saint of the Environment?
9. Augustine's Trinitarian Sacramental Sensibilities, Influence, and Significance for Our Imperiled Planet
10. Saint Augustine and the Goodness of Creation
11. A Green Augustine: What Augustinian Theology Can Contribute to Ecotheology
2. Augustine and Ecology: St. Augustine's Reflections on Genesis and Human Care for Nature
3. The Moral Teachings of St. Augustine and the Roman Catholic Church Regarding the Environment: A Comparison
4. Anthropocene as Empire: An Augustinian Anthropology for "Keeping the Wild"
5. Interdependent and Vulnerable:
Sustainability and Augustinian Theological Anthropology
6. Saint Augustine on "Saving Both Men and Beasts"
7. Toward an Augustinian Eco-theology
8. Saint Augustine: Patron Saint of the Environment?
9. Augustine's Trinitarian Sacramental Sensibilities, Influence, and Significance for Our Imperiled Planet
10. Saint Augustine and the Goodness of Creation
11. A Green Augustine: What Augustinian Theology Can Contribute to Ecotheology
